MMA fighter Marcus Kowal switches off his 15-month-old son's life-support after having to

MMA fighter Marcus Kowal and partner Mishel Eder said goodbye to their 15-month-old son Liam (all pictured top-left) tonight as the life-support machines that had kept his body alive after a hit-and-run accident Saturday were switched off. Kowal, who is from Sweden, posted a final photograph (center) on Facebook showing his son's tiny, scratched hand with the caption, 'Good night bebisen (baby), you'll always be with us. Pappa älskar dig (Daddy loves you).' The day had been made even more stressful for Kowal (also pictured bottom-left) by a series of desperate calls from parents hoping they could harvest Liam's organs for their own children - forcing him to tell them the organs had already been donated. 'We are dealing with enough right now,' he said. 'I cannot take on other people's pain.' Police say Liam was struck and killed by Donna Marie Higgins (right) on Saturday after the 72-year-old went drunk-driving.

Portland musician admits on Facebook that he 'sexually assaulted someone'

Portland musician, Joel Magid, admitted in a Facebook post that he sexually assaulted someone. Magid wrote the Facebook post on Saturday detailing the incident. The musician who is a part of the Portland local music scene said: 'I pulled out my penis, and forcibly lifted the woman's skirt.' Magid said a friend intervened and stopped it from going any further. He wrote that he was blacked out drunk at the time and didn't remember the situation. But Magid wrote: 'That doesn't excuse what I did.'

Chelsea, 19, went to the ER in Long Island on Monday night according to RadarOnline. Rosie and Chelsea (pictured together in June) have appeared closer again after months of public falling out.

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Obama officials have admitted paying $1.7billion to Iran entirely in cash, blaming the 'effectiveness of sanctions' which means the country is cut off from the banking system.

Chipotle Mexican Grill added a little spice to its social media Tuesday when it tried to tempt millennial eaters through its doors by tweeting sex and drug references - with positive results.

Officials say the USS Firebolt was forced to change course after an Iranian attack boat came within 100 yards on Sunday, at least the fourth such confrontation in the last month alone.

Ex-porn star Mia Khalifa calls out Chad Kelly for pestering her on Twitter

Mia Khalifa, voted the porn industry's top performer back in 2015, posted messages that Kelly sent her ahead of Monday night's game on Twitter, in which he tries to get her to add him on Snapchat. Kelly also asks Khalifa if she 'liked the show', before she accuses him of hitting on girls out of his league. The messages were uploaded by Khalifa on Tuesday morning along with the message: 'Shoulda spent more time in your playbook and less time in my DMs.'

Lakira Johnson (right), 21, was leaving a store in DC when she was struck by a bullet in the stomach. She was five months pregnant with twin daughters who later died at a hospital after she went into labor.

Legendary rockstar Bruce Springsteen has detailed his battles with depression, and the fear of falling victim to the illness as his father did, in a soon-to-be released autobiography.

She's now 43, getting on surprisingly well as a TV journalist, but is flaky enough to end up pregnant (a lucky strike given her age) and confused.

Team USA ice hockey coach says he will bench players who copy Colin Kaepernick

John Tortorella, the Team USA and Columbus Blue Jackets head coach, has said that if any of his players sit during the national anthem he will force them to sit out the rest of the game. Tortorella, who has earned a reputation for speaking his own mind at times, made the comments in relation to Colin Kaepernick, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback who has been kneeling for the national anthem during preseasons games.

Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley warned of an economic slump after the EU referendum in June, but the US investment banks now believe the UK will avoid recession.

Tiarah Poyau, 22, was shot in the face during the J'Ouvert festival in Brooklyn on Monday morning. Reginald Moise, 20, is in custody in connection to her death.

Prominent activist, Darren Seals, 29, was found shot dead in a burning vehicle in St Louis early Tuesday. Police are investigating his death as a homicide but no arrests have been made.

Earl Valentine wanted in shooting death of teenage son

Earl Valentine kicked in the door of his ex-wife's home in Norlina, North Carolina, on Tuesday and shot her before killing his son, police chief Taylor Bartholomew said. The chief said he later talked to Valentine on the phone and described him as 'cold and callous' and showing no remorse for the shootings. Valentine posted a video on his Facebook page admitting to his ex-wife's shooting. In it he said: 'She lied on me, had warrants taken out on me. She drug me all the way down to nothing,' Valentine said on the video. 'I loved my wife, but she deserved what she had coming.' Valentine is pictured left in the Facebook video and right in a previous mugshot.

Once the darling of the gluten-free crowd to replace wheat-based foods such as couscous and pizza dough, cauliflower is now being used to replace items such as rice as well.

Mouldy vegetables, week-old ham or a plate of leftovers from Sunday lunch ... Chances are that most of what you'll find in the recesses of your fridge will end up in the bin.

Kody Lott, 20, the Texas man accused of fatally shooting 13-year-old Lauren Landavazo and wounding friend Makayla Smith, also 13, allegedly told police he plotted his attack with the devil.

Widow of slain Baton Rouge police officer reveals she is PREGNANT with his child and only

Dechia Gerald, 38, the wife of officer Matthew Gerald, said she is sad that he will never get to meet his new child, but is considering the child a 'blessing' and a 'final reminder' of him. Gerald believes she fell pregnant on July 12, when her husband had a rare night off from helping to police protests in Baton Rouge following the killing of Alton Sterling by police. Five days later he died after being shot by Gavin Long, 29, a former Marine, at a gas station along with two other officers.

Jonathan Schrap, 24, has been charged with mayhem and reckless injury over the August 27 incident at his home in Suamico, Wisconsin. He chopped off his friend Shelby Neuens' pinky - with her consent.

Three people were killed when a 'military-style' helicopter crashed and burned in Palm Bay Tuesday - despite not showing signs of distress or engine failure, authorities say.

Minnesota man Danny Heinrich confesses to killing of Jacob Wetterling in 1989

Danny Heinrich (left), of Minnesota, has confessed to abducting and killing 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling (right) nearly 27 years ago, putting to rest a mystery that had haunted the state and led to changes in national sex offender laws. Danny Heinrich made the admission as he pleaded guilty to federal child pornography charges on Tuesday that could put him behind bars for decades. Asked whether he abducted, sexually assaulted and murdered Jacob, Heinrich said: 'Yes I did.' He went on to describe the abduction in graphic detail, explaining how Jacob asked, 'What did I do wrong?' as Heinrich forced the child into his car. He then confessed to undressing the boy, molesting him and then shooting him before burying his body. On Tuesday, after the confession, Jacob's mother Patty spoke to reporters saying: 'For us Jacob was alive until we found him.'

Kitsch house hasn't changed in 47 years up for sale with all original furniture

The 1970s might be the decade that style forgot, but the owners of one Massachusetts home have kept their memories of the time alive with an eye-popping 'time capsule' home that's remained unchanged for 47 years. Built in 1969, the 4,133sqft home looks impressive from the outside, with its wide lawns and swimming pool - but it's the interior that's the real selling point: a groovy collection of 70s styles, from the deep-pile orange shag carpet in the living room to a psychedelic pink-and-yellow bathroom. The five-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom home doesn't just have its original decor, however - it also has the original appliances, including an 8-track tape player and a hidden toaster. And now it's on the market for $624,900, from Century 21 realtor Matt Cuddy.

Two teens in Kalamazoo, Michigan were found shot dead in an alley Monday night. The teens have been identified as 17-year-olds Marsavious Frazier (left) and Daqarion Hunter (right).

After being hit in the head by a line drive, Angels pitcher Matt Shoemaker underwent emergency surgery Sunday night to stop his brain from bleeding.

Jennifer Favela had no idea she was pregnant when she woke up in the middle of the night thinking she had a stomachache. She gave birth to a baby boy at home in Burbank, California on Monday.

Jason Kozan (pictured), 31, will also have to pay a $1,000 fine for the attacks on Albert Clemens Sr's house in Euclid. They happened multiple times a week during a year, court documents show.

Lawyers for ousted Fox News chairman revealed defiant Roger Ailes paid NO money toward

Former host Gretchen Carlson's lawsuit named Roger Ailes (left), not Fox News, as a defendant. But Ailes attorneys' said Tuesday he had not contributed a dollar to the $20 million payment. 21st Century Fox agreed to pay the sum to Carlson (right) and apologized to her on Tuesday. Carlson claimed in the lawsuit that Ailes cancelled her show when she rebuffed his sexual advances. Ailes resigned from Fox News in July after Carlson went public with her allegations. He hasn't spoken out publicly since. 'We sincerely regret and apologize for the fact that Gretchen was not treated with the respect that she and all our colleagues deserve,' the statement from 21st Century Fox, Fox News' parent company, reads.

Petro Poroshenko warned that with Europe's internal strength being tested by the migration crisis and terrorist attacks, governments could become powerless to deal with Kremlin 'aggression'.

Daily Beast political reporter Olivia Nuzzi has accused Michael Krawitz, who is running for office in West Deptford Township, New Jersey, of trolling her on Facebook for more than a year.

Ed Hawkins, a climate scientist at the University of Reading, has mapped global temperature changes dating back to 1850. The side-by-side view reveals a warming planet.

'Don' even think about it! Homeowner booby traps pro-Trump sign in front yard, sending a would-be thief to fall flat on her face

The Indianapolis man, who wanted to only be identified as Phillip, said passers-by had twice tried to steal the sign in the last month, and so he took matters into his own hands. He jerry-rigged the sign with fishing wire that had been painted green and put up a video camera on a nearby tree, ready to catch the next thief. Or at least their attempt. That moment came at the weekend, when a woman tried to quickly grab the sign (left) and make a run for it (center). But, as she was heading off - and as caught by the camera - the signs were yanked into place by the fishing line, causing the woman to fall forward on her face (right).

Mothers and fathers have taken to Reddit to share their feelings about their children who, despite having many wonderful qualities, don't boast good looks.

FluMist, with its squirt into each nostril, was the only ouch-free alternative for children, and has accounted for about a third of pediatric flu vaccinations in recent years.

The Saturday Night Live vet was also seen that same day posing with his wife Megan Wollover and daughter Maven, aged three, outside the New York studios for the ABC daytime show.

The dangerous  'super gang' terrorized Chicago's streets for a decade until 2013 , threatening violence or even death to anyone who dared stand in the way of their drugs trade, police say.

The customer who bought Justin Bieber's Subway was homeless a year ago

Kody Christiansen (right and circled left), the customer who bought Justin Bieber's lunch from Subway after the pop star's credit card declined, was living in a homeless shelter just a year ago. Christiansen told Page Six that he jumped in to pay for Bieber's $16-lunch (inset) consisting of a foot-long sandwich, four milk bottles and some cookies for dessert after his card declined. Christiansen, who is an actor, had lived in 'four or five homeless shelters' before getting back on his feet and continuing to pursue his acting career. He said he 'wasn't going to tell anyone' about the incident 'out of respect' for Bieber. Christiansen said he was in Los Angeles to sign copies of his memoir, Hollywood Heartbreak, New York Dreams, at the time and he even invited the singer to his book signing. He said Bieber told him he would 'definitely read this' and patted him on the shoulder and left.

Rescue teams reported smelling chlorine on the clothes of survivors who were suffering breathing difficulties after the latest suspected barrel bomb attacks in rebel-held Aleppo.

Taylor Swift struts around after dumping Tom Hiddleston over 'arm candy' Emmys invite

Taylor Swift is holding her head high after ending her three month romance with Tom Hiddleston. The newly single singer appeared to have a spring in her step as she was pictured out in New York on Tuesday amid reports she didn't like Tom's 'love of the limelight'. Looking sporty in patterned leggings and a black tank top, Taylor smiled as she strutted across the sidewalk, seemingly in a great mood following her latest failed relationship.

Stanford rapist Brock Turner went to Greene County Sheriff's Office, Xenia, Ohio to sign the sex offender registry then went with his mom to register with probation staff in Lebanon, Ohio.

One anonymous UK Mumsnet user posted on the parenting network about her mother in law's decision to wear white to her wedding. The forum was divided as to whether this is acceptable or not.

American tourist breaks her back falling down cliff fleeing sex attacker in Thailand

Hannah Gavios (right), 23, got lost on pitch-black Railay Beach in the resort of Krabi when a local man who offered to show her the way to her hotel sexually assaulted her. 'I started punching him in the face and beating him up and biting off his ear. I was biting his ear so hard it almost came off. His ear was half torn off,' Ms Gavios said. She ran from him and feel off a cliff in the darkness. The man scrambled after her and sexually molested her again as she lay helpless. Eventually Ms Gavios, from New York, was saved (left) and rushed to hospital in Phuket.

Surgeons in Gainesville, Florida, spent eight weeks practicing the procedure on a 3D print-out of a conjoined heart. Now, just two months after surgery, Savannah and Scarlett are almost ready to go home.

The Quantum Tron craft, boasts a top speed of 80 kilometers an hour,and a 160 kilometer range, and can switch from quadcopter in mid air - and even work as a glider.

Chelsea Clinton attends Anna Wintour's fashion show Hillary fundraiser

The Made for History Fashion Show was co-hosted by Huma Abedin on Tuesday. It featured a fashion show with original designs by Marc Jacobs, Jason Wu and Diane Von Furstenberg, among others. Demi Lovato performed the attendees, who paid anywhere from $100 to $2,700 for a ticket to the event. Clinton gave a brief tribute to her parents and Wintour called Chelsea a 'visionary leader and first-rate mother'.

The Democratic candidate, speaking on her plane, was angry when asked if her daughter Chelsea staying on the board of the family foundation would create 'conflicts' if she won the White House.

Huma Abedin without wedding ring to co-host fashion event with Anna Wintour

Huma Abedin has stepped back into the limelight for the first time since her split with husband Anthony Weiner - minus her wedding ring. Abedin, who ditched sext-pest Weiner on August 29, has only been glimpsed in the background of photos taken aboard Hillary Clinton's private campaign jet since then. But these pictures, taken Tuesday night, show the Clinton staffer confidently back in the public eye as she co-hosted a fund-raiser for her boss alongside Vogue editor-in-chief Ana Wintour.

Hillary Clinton would rather have dinner with Vladimir Putin than Donald Trump

Hillary Clinton's traveling press corps amused themselves Tuesday evening by rolling oranges inked with questions for the candidate from the back of the plane to the front, where she was seated with her staff. They missed several times, and one of the small, round fruits burst before they successfully made contact. The question: 'Who would you rather have dinner with?' The options: Trump or Putin. Several minutes later the orange rolled back with a circle around 'Putin.'

One signatory, retired Major General Sidney Shachnow, is the only Holocaust survivor to become a U.S. army general.

Scores of retired generals and admirals have come out in support for Donald Trump, saying the billionaire Republican candidate should be the next commander-in-chief.

Donald Trump Jr walks in Manhattan with wife Vanessa and children on first day of school

His father is in the midst of a run for the White House. But for Donald Trump Jr., a different kind of run took priority over the campaign trail on Tuesday morning - the school run. The 38-year-old walked with his five children through the streets of Manhattan as his eldest - nine-year-old daughter Kai Madison Trump and seven-year-old son Donald Trump III - prepared to start their first classes of the new semester. Dressed in a suit he held the hands of two of his sons, Tristan and Spencer, while his wife Vanessa walked beside them, carrying their youngest daughter Chloe in her arms.It was a busy morning for Donald Jr, as he also appeared on The Mike Gallagher Show . He told the conservative radio host for the nationally syndicated broadcast that Hillary's health was 'fair game'.As he guided his children to school, his father Donald Trump and sister Ivanka were busy speaking to voters at a town hall in Virginia Beach, Virginia (inset).

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has opened up a two-point lead over Hillary Clinton in the latest CNN / ORC poll. The poll is just the latest to show an improvement for Trump in recent weeks.

Republican Donald Trump accused Hillary Clinton of destroying evidence as part of a 'cover up' that consists of 'massive crimes' - and cited her arsenal of Blackberries as part of his indictment.

Mystery light in Michigan forest baffles locals and attracts paranormal enthusiasts

The Paulding Light is a phenomenon near the Wisconsin border in the upper peninsula of Michigan that has left locals confounded and filled visitors with awe for half a century. The unincorporated area of Paulding is so tiny it doesn't even have census information. But every year dozens of people come out to see the mystery light for themselves. In 2010, Jeremy Bos, who was a grad student at Michigan Tech at the time, decided to find the origin of the light for himself. He brought a group of students out to observe the light and solve the mystery once and for all.

Bill Cosby returned to a Pennsylvania courtroom where prosecutors said they want 13 other women to testify in his upcoming sexual assault trial that will start June 5.

Amber Heard has dropped her defamation suit against comic Doug Stanhope over his claims she was cooking up phony abuse allegations to leverage Johnny Depp in their divorce.

Miss America preliminaries end with Miss DC and Miss Tennessee taking top spots

Miss District of Columbia, Cierra Jackson and Miss Tennessee, Grace Burgess (both pictured left), were declared the winners of the first night of the Miss America competition preliminaries Tuesday. Jackson won the swimsuit competition (top-right) while Burgess, topped the talent competition with a rendition of the Eagles classic 'Desperado.' Other rounds included a ballgown section (bottom-right). Jackson called her win a 'blessing', adding: 'You let your light shine and let other people see what happens.' The event was the first of three nights of preliminary competitions at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall, leading up to the new Miss America being crowned during Sunday night's nationally televised finale.

Alabama investigators had gotten a tip that the home where murder suspect Derrick Dearman allegedly killed five people in August would be torched - and then it went up in flames Sunday morning.

Heiresses Petra Stunt, 27 (left), and Tamara Ecclestone, 32, (right, with father Bernie Ecclestone, centre) are in line to pocket the fortune if a deal to sell F1 to media tycoon John Malone goes ahead.

Michelle Howard's dream Costa Rica wedding turned into a nightmare after her police detective father Tim Buchanan suffered a fatal heart attack during the father-daughter dance.

Baffling footage has emerged online showing a 'mutant piglet' with a human like face and a penis on its forehead.
Images show a pig like creature held by a man in an unknown location.

Prospector finds steak-sized gold nugget in a small California town

California prospector, Oscar Espinoza (left), of Modesto, found a rare gold nugget (right) that could be worth more than $70,000. The t-bone steak-sized nugget was discovered by Espinoza on Tuesday in Jamestown, California, which is now expecting a modern day gold rush. His friend and hotel owner, Charlie Morgan, told the station that he believes Espinoza could get $70,000 for it. But another local businessman said the nugget could spark collectors' interest, which would drive the price up four or five times higher.

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Baguley man arrested after a five-day-old baby was PUNCHED in the face

As the baby's horrified mother looked on in shock, the thug suddenly struck Elsie (pictured left with sister Libby) to the head before recoiling when the infant burst into tears. He then claimed he thought the baby was not real and was a toy. The infant was treated in Wythenshawe Hospital, UK, for seven hours after the punch. Elsie's mother Amy Duckers (right), 27, spoke out about the attack which occurred as she was shopping at Tesco's Baguley store (inset) in Greater Manchester with the baby, daughter Libby, seven, and partner Lewis Temple, 24.'The punch was that hard you could heard the connection as this man hit Elsie,' Mrs Duckers said. 'I just can't believe it - especially as it was on a five-day-old baby. It was the first time I'd taken Elsie out since she was born. Now I'm just too frightened to take her out again.'

The global wearables market, including the FitBit, grew 26.1 percent from a year ago ©David McNew (AFP/File)

Fitbit extended its lead in the market for connected wearables in the second quarter amid a sharp drop in Apple Watch sales, a new IDC survey has revealed - on the eve of a new Apple model.

Researchers from the University of Valencia have discovered patients with a less inflamed gut display a much better response to anti-retroviral therapy (ART).

The Quantum Tron craft, boasts a top speed of 80 kilometers an hour,and a 160 kilometer range, and can switch from quadcopter in mid air - and even work as a glider.

As Apple prepares to kill off the headphone socket in the iPhone, it has emerged the firm is set to announce its own wireless headphone at the handset's unveiling tomorrow.

The £50 cream even the advert watchdogs says will banish wrinkles

My Perfect Eyes asserts that it can banish wrinkles in seconds. The claims of the $80 cream were so outlandish that its TV ads being reported to watchdogs. But remarkably, the Advertising Standards Authority has instead given the product the thumbs up. It ruled that the Australian cream, which has fans including Sarah Jessica Parker (main) really does smooth out wrinkles around the eyes - although only temporarily. Pictured, the deep wrinkle before the woman's left eye (top left) vanishes after the cream is applied (bottom left).

The 54-year-old has been named Hearst's first chief content officer. Joanna, who has been editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan since 2012, said she is ' definitely ready to do something else'.

Known as the 'Madala boson,' the newly proposed particle has many similarities to the Higgs boson - but unlike the latter, it's thought to interact with the elusive dark matter.

Shia LaBeouf admits he's been to AA meetings and has not drunk for almost a year

He was infamously arrested after slapping Alan Cumming's bottom and causing a ruckus at a Broadway performance of Cabaret in 2014. And Shia LaBeouf has admitted he has quit drinking due to the fact it sends him 'haywire'  The Transformers star also admitted he has attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings since stopping the booze a year ago.

Researchers proved that a message could be sent with a key that's shorter than the message itself, breaking the conditions defined decades ago by the 'father of information theory,' Claude Shannon.

Camp Rainbow Gold announced plans to purchase the $3.75m property in Triumph, Idaho last month. It would be the first ever camp in Idaho designed for medical children.

Herman Herman, director of Carnegie Mellon University's robotics lab, believes Uber is still not 'technically' ready for self-driving cars, as its engineers still have to ride in the vehicles.

Tesla's new battery lasts 20% longer than previous devices. However, an expert from Lancaster University explains why Tesla will need to change the way energy is stored if they want to be successful.

In the October issue of Glamour , the 25-year-old said men are applauded for being sexual but women aren't. 'Our society tells women we can't be, say, sexy and confident and opinionated.'

Homeowner Salvatore DiMauro was showing this house in southwest Atlanta to a prospective tenant when he came upon the body of a young black man who had been shot to death on the patio.

Desmond Doss awarded a Medal of Honor for saving 75 lives during brutal Battle of Okinawa

Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge tells the true story of Seventh Day Adventist Desmond Doss, who enlists in the Army in WWII determined to save lives on the front line as a medic, but refuses to carry a gun on moral grounds. During the Battle of Okinawa, Doss saved the lives of more than 75 of his comrades who were stranded on a cliff - called Hacksaw Ridge. Doss, who died in 2006, was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Harry Truman in 1945. In Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge, Doss is played by actor Andrew Garfield (right), who rose to fame for his role in The Amazing Spider-Man

The Marines will begin moving 16 F-35Bs to Iwakuni Air Station in Japan early next year, where they will join the USS Wasp, it has been revealed.

The study, named Do Women Ask?, was carried out by the University of Warwick in Coventry, Cass Business School at the University of London and the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh.

Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles is ready to tell the full story behind her rise from prodigy to champion in an autobiography set to be released on November 15.

'Good Morning America' anchor Robin Roberts was at home when she spotted US Airways Flight 1549 as it headed to the Hudson River on January 15, 2009. She told Tom Hanks she was the second 911 caller.

Investigators said the 34-year-old man, identified as Bryan Robinson, was with two friends on a fishing trip getting tattoos when he threw himself out the truck on the West State Road 40 in Pierson, Florida.

Baby girl with an 'evil genius laugh' sweeps the web after a video of her distinctive cackle leaves viewers in hysterics 

A baby, who is believed to be from the US, has gone viral on YouTube after her mother uploaded footage of her laughing like an 'evil genius'. The montage of the infant's laughter which sounds uncannily like a cartoon villain has been watched over 320,000 times. Her aunt Carrie Nieman posted on the video that, in fact, her niece's big brother taught her the distinctive giggle. One commenter added, 'Hope she can still do that laugh when she grows up. Hilarious.'

According to a new study by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, elderly people may feel the effects of cooler air, but the devices are actually increasing their core temperature.

The arrival of twin little red panda sisters has thrilled staff at Longleat in Wiltshire. A double birth is very unusual and this is only the second time red pandas have been born in captivity there.

The boy from China's Zhanjiang city is filmed driving the heavy vehicle in a sand quarry. He accelerated, braked and reversed to load the sand onto another truck.

Rachel Carrie, 31, from Yorkshire, who is trolled for her pastime says she'll never stop killing animals because her efforts aid conservation, as well as keeping her fridge stocked up with meat.

Indonesian man claiming to be oldest human in history says he is 'ready to die' 

According to documentation recognised by Indonesian officials, Mbah Gotho was born on December 31 1870. He has not surprisingly outlived all 10 of his siblings as well as his four wives, the last of whom died in 1988. All of his children have also died, and now he is survived by his grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. If correct, that makes him significantly older than the verified oldest person in the world ever, a title that belongs to French woman Jeanne Calment, who lived to be 122. Pictures inset, his identification card.

Fundamentally, whatever work needs to be done, needs to get done in the same amount of total time, warns Allard Dembe, an Ohio State University public health professor.

Uber driver Christopher Cuccorillo has been arrested after he was spotted lurking outside the home where he dropped two women off about an hour earlier after a night out in St Petersberg, Fl.

Karen Larisch, who managers the centre in the rural town of Gustrow, has been branded a 'traitor' in sinister graffiti, and has been abused online and on the phone because of her work.

A Melbourne man says he nearly had a panic attack after his Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone exploded into flames as he slept, causing $1800 worth of damages to his hotel room.

Burning Man organizers close the only road out of the desert, causing 9-hour traffic jam

Authorities searching for a missing 17-year-old girl at Burning Man caused nine-hour delays for the 60,000 people trying to leaving Nevada's Black Rock Desert. Gate Road was shut on Sunday night while organizers searched vehicles for the missing teenager who was later found safe in the camp known as Black Rock City. Aerial photographs on Monday (left) showed more than 10 lanes of bumper to bumper traffic as disgruntled festival-goers tried to reach the two-lane highway leading out of the desert. Magdim Muhametshin shared a photo of the traffic (top right) and wrote he had moved a hundred feet in three hours. Others complained about 12-hour waits and missed flights. (Pictured bottom right, a woman on Route 395 in California, who attributed the traffic to the festival)

The two-year-old, from North Carolina, was found by her mother midway through eating the snack with nutella smeared over her hands and face. Her mom asked: 'What are you doing?'

Erin O'Flaherty, 23, from Missouri, said she is 'very excited' about making history as the pageant's first ever openly lesbian contestant at the finals in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on September 11.

Bindi Lee Porth was walking along Broome's Cable Beach at sunset on Sunday afternoon when she stepped in the fossilised footprint of a carnivorous dinosaur from 130 million years ago.

The couple were married for 77 years and stayed together until the end. This heartbreaking image was shared on Reddit by the couple's Californian granddaughter.

The plane, arriving from Thiruvananthapuram, India, skidded hundreds of metres on its fuselage at Dubai airport as 300 passengers were evacuated and a firefighter died battling the inferno.

Private user details were stolen from porn site Brazzers, which is based in Montreal, Canada, in 2012. The stolen data came from the site's user forum, which contains private discussions

Pit bull savages a tiny beagle in front of its owner who gets injured while trying to save her pet in horrific scenes on the streets of Boston

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: Disturbing video footage shows a vicious pit bull attacking a beagle while its owner cries out for help and gets caught up in the mauling herself (left). According to the video's uploader Raphael Fortin, he was out with his girlfriend visiting Boston for a Coldplay concert when they 'heard a loud yelling and shouting'. A crowd of onlookers then tried to wrestle with the raging canine (centre), before eventually the two dogs were pulled apart. The pit bull bit into the neck of the beagle, which appeared lucky to not sustain life-threatening injuries.

The public school set up the separate living after the university's Black Student Union said they were subjected to 'frequent racist attacks', 'racially insensitive remarks' and 'microaggressions'

Studies, including one from the University of Edinburgh, suggest that half of all cats over the age of 15 and a third of those aged 11 to 14 suffer from dementia.

A six second clip has emerged of the moment a woman screamed 'don't stay in China, we hate Americans'. According to captions posted, the footage was filmed in Shanghai Pudong Airport.

What could possibly go wrong?! Internet show-off attempts to slice oranges midair with swords but ends up slashing his hands

Lance Stewart tried to complete the stunt for a YouTube video in late August - but the clip turned horribly wrong. It begins with Lance happily goofing around with friends in his backyard as a partner throws various pieces of fruit at him. Lance, armed with two swords, tries to slice the fruit as it comes flying in his direction (left, center and right). But suddenly, Lance lets out a heart-stopping scream, followed by a string of terrified 'Oh my God's. Then, Lance dramatically faints, sending his friends in a panic. But Lance soon wakes up in a terror and cries, looking terrified as he sees the blood on his hands and clothes. He is pictured inset as he realizes what has just happened.

A new report carried out by Gert Frølund Pedersen, a professor at Denmark's Aalborg University ranked 26 smartphones for call quality. Four iPhone models came out worst in the tests.

Chris Robinson, 68, is accused by Insurance Australia Group Ltd of rigging up a printer to ignite matches and torch his Bay of Islands home as he continues to fight the firm for a £1.6million payout.

Mike Martin, from Beloit, Wisconsin, collected nearly 60 mannequins before his death earlier this year. He restored the figures, gave them breast augmentations and named and dressed them up.

A selection of hilarious pictures from Chinese social media have proved how men could turn their girlfriends or wives from attractive to unflattering with a click on the camera.

'Oh my God, I'm so FAT': Woman has dramatic meltdown on the New York subway and starts grabbing her belly in horror after suddenly declaring that she is overweight

A New York subway passenger was filmed removing her sweater and groping at her stomach as she wailed that she was 'fat'. She was traveling on the Q train when she had the meltdown which was filmed by fellow passengers in a video that was shared online, pictured. The woman, who was dressed in a bikini top and shorts, pulled at her flesh and slapped her body as onlookers laughed.

Staci Yevich, 36, a stay-at-home mother, from Connecticut, has filled an entire room of her house with Monster High and She-Ra figurines that takes a two hours a week to dust.

The small team of scientists were observing southern right whales' behaviour in Hermanus, Eastern Cape, South Africa, when a great white shark came just feet from their craft.

Sources tell Radar Online that Sony bosses are desperate to keep Daniel in the picture for a further two films, in order to 'phase in a younger long-term successor'

Russian tycoon Andrey Melnichnko’s 390-ft bombproof 'Motor A Yacht' docked in London

The £225 million mega yacht is owned by Andrey Melnichenko, known as the King of Bling. He and his wife Aleksandra, pictured, wanted to create something modern when they commissioned the boat. The vessel was designed by Philippe Starck, and Mrs Melinchenko was involved in the process of designing the interior of the yacht, which has hosted Hollywood royalty and costs up to £450,000 to fill up with fuel.

Teacher Michael Kersebaum, 46, from Muenster, Germany, is facing stalking and invasion of privacy charges after he allegedly sent the picture of 20-year-old Charlotte Gliszczynski.

The Soap Girls from South Africa say they were left in pain when the sticky red stuff was thrown. They want to sue the landlord of the bar in Hastings. He claims they're damaging the feminist movement.

New trend for metallic ear makeup takes runways and Instagram by storm

The latest in beauty trends, following glitter brows, strobing and matte lips, is ear make-up.
You heard us right! That's make-up for your ear. People are taking time out to apply metallic eyeshadow and paint glitter on their lobes. And whilst it may sound strange, the results (pictured) may surprise you.

Swansea University Medical School scientists called it a 'cancer smoke detector' as it finds mutations in red blood cells which occur when cancer is present, rather than the cancer itself.

Images show Prince Hisahito of Akishino with his sisters, Princess Kako and Princess Mako at a rice field of the Akishino-no-miya residence in Tokyo, Japan.

Morbidly obese model who dreams of weighing 1000lb loves being fed through a FUNNEL

Monica Riley, 27, from Fort Worth, Texas, already tips scales at 700lb but wants to reach 1,000lb to achieve the title of the world's fattest woman and become entirely bed-bound. She is supported in her goal by her partner Sid Riley (right), 25, who spends his days cooking for her and feeding her 3,500 calorie weight-building shakes through a funnel and tube (inset). Monica has a huge online following and is paid by 'feeder' men who want to see photos and videos of her eating.

These are the amazing images as customs officials in Amsterdam find scores of endangered creatures packed into three bags carried on a flight from Mexico to Amsterdam.

Isabelle Dinoire, 49, was given a new nose, mouth and chin at Amiens Hospital, France, in 2005 after being attacked by a dog. She has died after receiving treatment for two types of cancer.

New York student gets high school photo redone and even brings his own LIGHTING

James Charles, 17, from Bethlehem, New York, was so disappointed with his high school photo that he contacted the photography company for them to be redone and even brought his own lighting with him. He was so pleased with the end results that he shared them on Twitter where he has won the admiration of tens of thousands.

Alex Hernandez, who attends Burke High School in Omaha, said he left his bag on a table while he went to get food during lunch last Wednesday, when it was stolen and dumped in a toilet.

Priyanka Yoshikawa smiles as she holds the trophy after winning the Miss Japan title at the Miss World Japan 2016 Beauty Pageant in Tokyo on September 5, 2016 ©Toru Yamanaka (AFP)

Priyanka Yoshikawa, born to an Indian father and a Japanese mother, vowed to continue the fight against racial prejudice in Japan, where multiracial children make up just two percent of births.

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Neil Patrick Harris marks 2 year anniversary with David Burtka in gushing Instagram post

The How I Met Your Mother star and his husband wed in Italy in 2014 at a star-studded event after ten years of dating.In a celebratory post on Tuesday, Neil shared the photo of them about to kiss on their wedding day that he uses as his cell phone wallpaper. 'Two years ago, [David] and I got hitched. Best. Decision. Ever,' he wrote.

An international team of researchers from Oxford and Madrid studied the links between web vibration and web silk properties, using the garden spider Araneus diadematus.

Four bottles of the wine were found in a raid on the pub in Augsburg, southern Germany. The wine is produced in Italy, but forbidden in Germany, where symbols of the Nazi regime are banned.

North Dakota mother gives birth on the same date three years in a row

Three siblings will share a birthday after Lauren Stevenson (pictured bottom right with son) from Dickson in North Dakota, USA, gave birth to her third child on the same date in just as many years. Henry Lee Stevenson (top right) was born to Ms Stevenson and father Seth (pictured right with son Axel) on Thursday. The new-born shares the same birthday as his sister Tommie Lee (pictured left with mother), one, and brother Axel Lee, two.

   

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Vlogger shares hilarious video of 'wild weekend' with his 90-year-old grandmother

Vlogger Ross Smith (pictured inset), from Columbus, Ohio, posted the video of his grandmother online. It shows her chugging a glass of wine (left), playing the saxophone (right) and showing off her dance moves. It has been viewed 19 million times and received thousands of likes. On his Facebook page Ross describes his grandma as his 'hero'.

Rob and Heather Absher of Falls Lake, North Carolina, say their six-month-old son Auburn is the youngest person ever to water ski. Auburn went for his first ride over the weekend.

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Footage shows a group of researchers standing on a mountain in Zanskar, India when an avalanche begins to pour down a nearby mountain, leading them to gasp.

Scott Wilson, from Fort William, Scotland, placed the note on the dashboard of his Volkswagen Golf for his wife Maria, pleading with her not to 'bump up kerbs' or ignore warning lights inside.

Forget the barber! Adorable video shows six-month-old kitten grooming owner's impressive beard

The kitten can be heard purring loudly in the clip as she strokes his beard repeatedly, using one paw and then the other. She looks happy as the owner holds her up, allowing her to reach his facial hair. The video was filmed in Paulesti, Romania, and shared online.

   

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